Hardware Test Automation Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)

SpaceX
Redmond
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 100,000 - 115,000 annuallyFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 1+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Teamwork"]

Join SpaceX as a Hardware Test Automation Engineer for Starlink satellites, focusing on designing, building, and automating test systems for satellite payloads, propulsion, and mechanisms. Lead cross-functional automation projects from design through implementation in a dynamic aerospace environment, applying instrumentation, DAQ, and hardware-test expertise to enable rapid, high-quality testing at scale.

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4 months ago

Hardware Test Automation Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Join SpaceX as a Hardware Test Automation Engineer for Starlink satellites, focusing on designing, building, and automating test systems for satellite payloads, propulsion, and mechanisms. Lead cross-functional automation projects from design through implementation in a dynamic aerospace environment, applying instrumentation, DAQ, and hardware-test expertise to enable rapid, high-quality testing at scale.
Location: Redmond
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop, document, and implement cross-functional automation solutions to improve test capability, coverage, and safety.
  • •Design and implement test and ground support equipment (GSE) to include flight hardware fixtures, automated test equipment, facilities infrastructure, vacuum systems, etc.
  • •Design user interfaces that make complex machines easy to use and troubleshoot.
  • •Create electrical, pneumatic, and fluid schematics.
  • •Provide innovative solutions to unique requirements and challenges faced by the team, which can range from specialized equipment to difficult installation locations.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 115,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
  • •1+ years of experience automating test systems.
  • •1+ years of experience with instrumentation, data acquisition (DAQ) system design, or electronics test engineering.
  • •1+ years of programming experience using Python, MATLAB, or C/C++.
  • •Experience with one or more of the following: oscilloscopes, digital multimeters (DMM), DAQs, power supply, electronic load, spectrum analyzer, source measurement unit.
Experience:1+ years
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonMATLABC/C++DAQOscilloscopePLCUSBVISATCP/IPCANSPII2CModbus

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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